Do They Know It's Christmas?

Recorded by the supergroup, Band Aid - consisted of British & Irish musical acts

Released in the UK in December 1984

No. 1 on UK Singles Chart

One million copies sold in the UK in the first week & over 3 million by the last day of 1984

2.5 million copies sold in the U.S. by 1985

11.7 million copies sold worldwide by 1989

Success -

8 million GBP for Ethiopia in a year

"We Are the World" charity single by USA for Africa (1985)

Spin-off events - Comic Relief & Live Aid

Rerecorded & rereleased in 1989 & 2004 for famine relief and in 2014 for the Ebola crisis in West Africa ... All three versions reached No. 1 in the UK

Featured personnel

Certified Gold in Germany & the U.S.

Certified Platinum in Canada, Italy, New Zealand, & the UK (physical)

Certified 3x Platinum in Australia & Denmark

Certified 4x Platinum in the UK (digital)

(Wikipedia)